Bridgehaven Center for Peer Excellence

Pat Doyle is the President/Founder of Vision for Change. Pat whose mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder founded Vision for Change to advance the public’s understanding and response to those with a mental health diagnosis. Pat has extensive experience in public speaking, training and creating innovative programs. During her tenure at NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) DuPage the credibility earned by Doyle and her team resulted in local, state and national recognition. She has been featured on national and cable television stations, national radio programs and in magazines and newspapers, including the Chicago Sun-Times publications and the Chicago Tribune. Pat has extensive knowledge as an Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board certified Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) instructor for the last 11 years. She has trained thousands of law enforcement. Her team recently developed an 8 hour course titled “CIT Concepts for 9-1-1” certified (as part of the CIT series) by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board and is currently taught throughout the state of Illinois.